Getting paint off carpets?

herbal

Anyone know how to get water based paint off from a carpet?

It's a little line after painting today.

Thanks

onestep

you shoul dbe able to get it off with a damp cloth and some stardrops - test for colourfast-ness in a hidden spot first. Good luck!

onestep

herbal

Whats Stardrops?

Anne_Marie_2

Herbal where have you been - stardrops thread is mega pages!:eek:
Since you obviously don't have it, can you maybe just tried a bit of washing up liquid and water and see if that helps, it should as its water-based paint.

herbal

Thanks Anne_Marie, Sorry i'm not up with the times, where can i get it from?

Anne_Marie_2

Sorry Herbal, hope you didn't think I was being cheeky, just when I reread my post there!

Stardrops is the all wonder solution which has been going for loads of years, sort of pre-war! I got mine in Semi-Chem. There is a thread on here

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=172073

- hope the link works, I am not good at links, otherwise some other nice person will come and fix it for me!
I knew nothing about it either, but been using it for a wee while now, and it is good stuff

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and cheap!
Good luck with the carpet.

mom23

Hi
Can anyone tell me if it is poss to remove red acrylic spray paint from a carpet.

Dont Ask!!
But it involves one horrible 12 yr old son, a guitar and a can of red acrylic spray paint!!:mad:
Thanks in advance

melt71

mom23 wrote:

Hi
Can anyone tell me if it is poss to remove red acrylic spray paint from a carpet.

How much volume are we talking about? loads or just a few specs?

maow425

I'd give WD40 a go, spray it on, leave it for a bit and give it a good ol' scrub with a brush, pan scourer or something rough and "bristly". If you have accidental damage cover on your home contents insurance, make a claim! My little angel poured gloss paint on our sofa and carpet when he was 1 1/2 years old, and my insurance company paid out for both!

mom23

melt71 wrote:

How much volume are we talking about? loads or just a few specs?

Hi about 3 or 4 fairly large patches!!

mom23

maow425 wrote:

I'd give WD40 a go, spray it on, leave it for a bit and give it a good ol' scrub with a brush, pan scourer or something rough and "bristly". If you have accidental damage cover on your home contents insurance, make a claim! My little angel poured gloss paint on our sofa and carpet when he was 1 1/2 years old, and my insurance company paid out for both!

It never entered my head to claim on insurance thanks!!
I was just so mad it's a wonder he didn't kill us all with the fumes, he sleeps in the loft bedroom so the smell wasn't noticeable untill i ventured upstairs, he had windows shut door closed and heating full on:eek: (he found the paint in the shed and thought it would be a good idea to spray his expensive electric guitar red!!
:eek: